First of all, self would like to thank F/X for extending this series for another season. The only thing that makes her sad is wondering how long it will be for Season 2 to get on the air. But, once, again, self digresses.

The opening scene in the bar. Raylan is so fetching when he is confronting drunken yokels and playing the gallant. The two yokels take Raylan out to the back and give him a good ass-whuppin’. This is also a very good thing — for the series, if not for Raylan’s face. A series hero, even one so seemingly indestructible as Raylan Givens, must at some point provide a touching display of vulnerability, no matter how temporary.

This is also good because it gives Raylan’s ex-wife a chance to “rescue” him, take him back to his crummy apartment, wipe his bloody face, remove his shirt, and Read the rest of this entry »